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How To Frame Your Art

For Archival Pigment Prints

We recommend using a contemporary look with 1 1/2-inch-deep frame in a birch, oak, black or white finish and a 3-inch snow white, acid-free matte board. We recommend sealing your frame with tape at the rear to prevent dust entering. Depending on the size of your print, you might want to consider dry-mounting your print to a backing board in a heated vacuum press. This process prevents wrinkling of the print within the frame.

Here are some look suggestions:

For Digital C-Prints

We recommend laminating your print for a contemporary museum look. Use a photo shop to have it professionally laminated to a base, or use a laminating machine if you would rather use a frame. As for UV-resistance, use laminated pouches to protect against color-fade.

A great framer has past experience framing fine art and can provide glare-free glass with a UV-protective coating to cover the artwork in the frame. He only uses acid-free materials such as matting and back tape, and a UV-protective glass or plexiglas.

If you choose to laminate your digital C-print, check if your photo lab has experience framing fine art photography, and if it uses a laminating machine with a heat process. This process will protect the print more than a machine using cold lamination. Be careful of low-end laminators with fluctuating temperatures: it can result in bubbles between the print and the plastic, incomplete lamination or variations in thickness of the plastic! Your unique piece deserves better.

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